dress
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Definitions
                    Adjective Satellite
                    
                suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
                
                    Adjective Satellite
                    
                (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
                
                    Noun
                    
                a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
                
                    Noun
                    
                clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
                
                    Noun
                    
                clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
                
                    Verb
                    
                put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
                
                    Verb
                    
                provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
                
                    Verb
                    
                put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
                
                    Verb
                    
                dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
                
                    Verb
                    
                dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
                
                    Verb
                    
                kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
                
                    Verb
                    
                arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
                
                    Verb
                    
                decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
                
                    Verb
                    
                provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
                
                    Verb
                    
                put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
                
                    Verb
                    
                cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
                
                    Verb
                    
                cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
                
                    Verb
                    
                convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
                
                    Verb
                    
                apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim''s wounds"
                
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                give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
                
                    Verb
                    
            arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
                Synonyms
                    apparel
                    arrange
                    attire
                    clip
                    clothe
                    clothes
                    coif
                    coiffe
                    coiffure
                    crop
                    curry
                    cut back
                    decorate
                    do
                    dress out
                    dress up
                    enclothe
                    fit out
                    frock
                    full-dress
                    garb
                    garment
                    garnish
                    get dressed
                    groom
                    habilitate
                    line up
                    lop
                    plume
                    preen
                    primp
                    prune
                    raiment
                    set
                    snip
                    tog
                    trim
                    wearing apparel
            
            More General Terms
                    adorn
                    apply
                    arrange
                    article of clothing
                    attire
                    beautify
                    care for
                    change
                    change state
                    clothing
                    convert
                    cook
                    deck out
                    deck up
                    decorate
                    dress
                    dress up
                    embellish
                    fancify
                    fancy up
                    fig out
                    fig up
                    finish
                    fix
                    get dressed
                    get up
                    grace
                    groom
                    gussy up
                    habiliment
                    make
                    neaten
                    ornament
                    overdress
                    pare
                    position
                    prepare
                    prettify
                    prink
                    put on
                    ready
                    rig out
                    set up
                    thin out
                    tog out
                    tog up
                    treat
                    trick out
                    trick up
                    trim
                    turn
                    vesture
                    wear
                    wearable
                    woman''s clothing
            
            More Specific Terms
                    activewear
                    ao dai
                    assume
                    athletic wear
                    attire
                    bandage
                    bob
                    bundle up
                    caftan
                    change
                    chemise
                    coat
                    coatdress
                    cocktail dress
                    corset
                    costume
                    cover
                    cross-dress
                    dandify
                    deck out
                    deck up
                    dirndl
                    disbud
                    disguise
                    don
                    dress
                    dress down
                    dress up
                    ecclesiastical attire
                    ecclesiastical robe
                    evening clothes
                    evening dress
                    eveningwear
                    false hair
                    fancy up
                    fig out
                    fig up
                    finery
                    formalwear
                    frock
                    get into
                    get up
                    getup
                    gown
                    gussy up
                    habit
                    hairpiece
                    jacket
                    jumper
                    kaftan
                    kirtle
                    morning dress
                    Mother Hubbard
                    muumuu
                    outfit
                    overclothe
                    overdress
                    pinafore
                    pinch
                    pinny
                    plaster
                    poll
                    pollard
                    polonaise
                    postiche
                    poultice
                    prim
                    prim out
                    prim up
                    prink
                    put on
                    riding habit
                    rig
                    rig out
                    robe
                    sack
                    saree
                    sari
                    shear
                    sheath
                    shift
                    shirt
                    shirtdress
                    shoe
                    sportswear
                    strapless
                    sundress
                    tog out
                    tog up
                    top
                    trick out
                    trick up
                    turnout
                    underdress
                    vest
                    vesture
                    wave
                    wear
                    workwear
                    wrap up